şatır
/ʃatɯr/
Definition
a tent; a shelter of poles roofed over with straw, grass or brushwood
- şatırnı qurdula — they pitched the tent
- tüzde şatır quradıla — they pitch a tent on the plain
- şatırda juqlarğa — to sleep in a tent
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şatırthe tent | şatırlathe tents | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şatırnıthe tent's | şatırlanıthe tents' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şatırnıthe tent (as the object) | şatırlanıthe tents (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şatırğato the tent | şatırlağato the tents | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şatırdaat / in the tent | şatırladaat / in the tents | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şatırdanfrom the tent | şatırladanfrom the tents | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | şatırımmy tent | şatırlarımmy tents |
| your | şatırıngyour tent | şatırlarıngyour tents |
| his / her | şatırıhis / her tent | şatırlarıhis / her tents |
| our | şatırıbızour tent | şatırlarıbızour tents |
| you all's | şatırığızyou all's tent | şatırlarığızyou all's tents |
| their | şatırlarıtheir tent | şatırlarıtheir tents |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şatırları can mean "his / her tents", "their tent", or "their tents" — context decides.